The Former
Governor of Imo State, Chief Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, in an early morning reflection,
which must have been propelled by the mood of Democracy has raised up
thought-provoking questions, with the caption, But What is my crime?

Chief Ohakim,
through his Official Facebook Account, raised these questions this morning. He wrote:"But what is my
crime? What is Ikedi Ohakim's crime? Ikedi Ohakim says that bitter truth that
everybody is afraid of saying and tomorrow he is tagged as arrogant that is Ikedi Ohakim's crime. Sometimes when I read what
people write on social media against me I cannot help but laugh at their
ignorance. Do you understand the difference between being straightforward with
the truth and being arrogant? Ask that same person when did Ikedi Ohakim insult
him or when Ikedi Ohakim was arrogant to him and the person cannot tell you
where and when such incident occurred. He will say I heard it from Mr A or Mr
B. So you didn't even see it happen? Hearsay. Ask that person if Ikedi Ohakim
insulted his father or mother or his brothers and sisters and he will not be
able to tell you when and where such a thing happened. Another hearsay. That's
how they heard that Ohakim flogged a Reverend Father. Ask the person how Ikedi
Ohakim failed him when he was Governor and their excuses would make you wonder
their level of reasoning. What is Ikedi Ohakim's crime? I have refused to lie
to you and tell you I can do the impossible knowing it is impossible and when
you finally listened to the person who says he can do the impossible, like our
youths will say, how market? Our civil servants listened to all sorts of lies
and blackmail against me and even formed groups with the sole purpose of
removing the same Ohakim who promoted them twice, paid them overtime, paid
their leave allowance, never cut their salaries and paid them on or before the
25th of every month without owing them so today I ask our civil servants, how
market? Our pensioners listened to every lie told against Ikedi Ohakim, the
same Ohakim who made sure they received their entitlements without any
deductions so today I ask our retired fathers and mothers, how market? Our
businessmen and women, how market? Isn't it still obvious to those who choose
to peddle lies and blackmail that the hardship of today is as a result of
jettisoning our economic vision? Ikedi Ohakim was faced with herculean forces
that battled me from within and outside the state yet I did not fail on
anything I set out to do and those I could not do I will not promise you I
would do them. Any project I embarked on was properly planned and despite our
shortage of resources we tried the best we could with what was available at the
same time ensuring that the well-being of human beings remains more important
than building structures that add no value to the well-being of the people of
Imo State. What is my crime? My crime today is that I speak out when things are
going wrong in my state. If I keep quiet when the homes of sons and daughters
of Imo State are destroyed within proper compensation I will be a good man to
some people and nobody will cook up lies and blackmail against me. If I keep
quiet while the salaries of civil servants are cut and the entitlements of
pensioners are cut nobody will insult or blackmail Ikedi Ohakim. All I need to
do is remain silent to the suffering of our people and nobody will lie against
Ikedi Ohakim or blackmail him like they did with the Reverend Father incident
that brought us where we are today. What is Ikedi Ohakim's crime? Many people
don't like people that tell them that bitter truth that is why many people do
not grow and when you tell them that plain truth without sugarcoating it with
lies to make it sweet to the ears, you are labeled arrogant, you are marked for
blackmail. Who do you prefer, the person that is honest to you and tells you
that bitter truth or the person that lies to you and deceives you with lies
which will come to haunt you tomorrow? Your guess is probably as good as mine.
If I offended you, tell me, that's what I like because if you offend me I too
will tell you. Tomorrow they will say Ohakim is wicked and arrogant because he
says what is in his mind without trying to deceive you. To those whose job is
to spread lies against people, if you don't change from your ways, God will
certainly serve you with the same plate you serve others and believe you me,
yours will be a thousand folds worse than what you do to others. Have a
wonderful new week and God bless you."Here
are some of the reactions after the post:

Obinna
SixtusNnam ukwu, oga m, Eke Atta market does
not recognize the absence of one man. We know you speak the truth, speak on, we
will speak with you this time, give us speaking roles and speaking chances.

Nke Nke Enyi
IzuoguI did the post below which i am
convincingly very sure that you read.. barking dog does not stop a moving car..When people speak against you and scandalize you, do
not struggle to defend yourself. It is not easy to win someone whose mind is
made up. ...See More

Ukawuilu ChineduYou don't need to be bothered.... My leader calm
down and watch...... But I want to speak to you before my people here.....
Never you in life come out with APC or PDP...... But I see you with Labour
party..... Keep on saying the truth....... Mark today's date I Comr ukawuilu I
Chinedu is telling you that the must talk but we know the truth.

Emmanuel
IkwuYour Excellency your crime is that the
prayers of the sack 10000 jobs for imo youths is tormenting the rest of imo
lites who supported their sack . We are where we today bc what goes around
comes around .

Kaycee
ChebrysHis Excellency I could remember meeting
you once inside a flight from Lagos to Owerri, like ur usual self you where
every accomodating. One thing is certain and for sure no one's perfect.
For real there could have been one or two hiccups along the li...See More

Nnamdi
NwakwasiHis excellency sir your government is
far better than the present one. You never slashed salaries, you paid before
25th, you empowered the youths of imo state with 10,000 jobs and the started
receiving salaries immediately. Your clean and green initiatives, infact a lot.
Wat about the pensioners. God bless you, your hands are clean

Chinyere
Umeokafor EkemezieIMO state university students
how market, IMO youths how market, the ones that was employed after the sack of
ten thousand youth how market,ndi uka that carried the blackmail and the man of
God that comes out every morning to do kokoroko before the el...See More

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